BIB_ID
310490
Accession number
MA 2159.64
Creator
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Display Date
undated.
Credit line
Purchased, 1961.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.9 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from John Ruskin to Thomas Richmond. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Ruskin's signature has been cut out of this letter.
The "sponsorship" possibly refers to Ruskin's acceptance of a invitation to be the godfather of Richmond's son, John Ruskin Richmond.
Ruskin's signature has been cut out of this letter.
The "sponsorship" possibly refers to Ruskin's acceptance of a invitation to be the godfather of Richmond's son, John Ruskin Richmond.
Provenance
Henry W. Wollaston; purchased in 1961.
Summary
Saying that he does not think his "sponsorship a little thing--and would not have taken this unless I had felt that you and I should hope the same and plan the same ways to it--for the boy.
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